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60 media appearances in 2026 (including 13 national appearances)
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CBC News, Huffington Post, and 3 other media outlets (June 18, 2013)
Website Article
Trudeau’s speaking fees situation shows need for clear rules on MPs jobs, income and ethics — CBC.ca

Huffington Post (June 17, 2013)
Website Article
Trudeau’s speaking fees situation shows need for clear rules on MPs jobs, income and ethics Huffington Post

Democracy Watch (June 14, 2013)
News Release
Group believes Ethics Commissioner and Senate Ethics Officer should have found Nigel Wright and Senator Duffy guilty two weeks ago for secret payment

The Tyee (June 14, 2013)
Website Article
Group believes Ethics Commissioner and Senate Ethics Officer should have found Nigel Wright and Senator Duffy guilty two weeks ago for secret payment — The Tyee

Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Canada.com, and 4 other media outlets (June 13, 2013)
Website Article
Ethics Commissioner and Ethics Officer fail to do their jobs properly, hopefully RCMP and prosecutors will in Wright-Duffy scandal

CBC Saskatchewan - Blue Sky (June 4, 2013)
Radio Interview
Re: PMO/PCO dodging ATI request for number of times Ethics Commissioner has contacted them since 2007

Democracy Watch (June 4, 2013)
News Release
PMO/PCO dodging ATI request for number of times Ethics Commissioner has contacted them since 2007 – raises questions about independence as Ethics Commissioner investigates Nigel Wright

CTV News (June 4, 2013)
Television Interview
News of motion to call Auditor General to audit all senators sounds good, but it must be a full audit and law of Parliament changed to require this yearly for all politicians

Canada.com, the Ottawa Citizen, and 7 other media outlets (June 3, 2013)
Website Article
Senate Ethics Officer is a lapdog, is under the control of a committee of Senators — key changes needed to make office independent, effective — Canada.com

Huffington Post (June 3, 2013)
Website Article
Group believes Ethics Commissioner and Ethics Officer should find Nigel Wright and Senator Duffy guilty right now for secret payment – No reason possible RCMP investigation should delay their rulings — Huffington Post